Mobilizing pity: the dialectics of narrative production and erasure in the case of Iran’s #BlueGirl
By maria [dot] lofstedt [at] cme [dot] lu [dot] se (Maria Löfstedt) - published 19 January 2021 In this article CMES Spyros A. Sofos and Nazanin Shahrokni present a case analysis of Sahar Khodayari’s transformation into a global injustice icon, the #BlueGirl, after she set herself ablaze outside a courthouse in Tehran, Iran, allegedly in protest against the ban on women entering football stadiums.
https://www.cmes.lu.se/article/mobilizing-pity-dialectics-narrative-production-and-erasure-case-irans-bluegirl - 2025-04-03